Summer of 2005, and I was at an auction looking at some Sherline goodies.  One of the items was a Sherline lathe just covered in oily sawdust. I wrote NO in large letters on my catalog, so as not to confuse myself with the item just before it, that I was interested in. Well, I did win it, quite by accident, and the full story of what I won is quite remarkable.  Click on the picture above to read more.